Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 270

Three days later.

After spending three full days focusing on recovery, Mountain Lord sat in meditation to check his condition.

‘Not very good.’

It seemed he would have to stay in Mount Baek for the time being and recuperate for about ten years.

Even that was only because he was a Mountain Lord; if he were another Earth Immortal, he might have been bedridden for a full century.

That was how immense the pressure of the Heavenly Law was, an energy one could not dare to defy.

“Did you cough?”

Behind Mountain Lord, the Nine-tailed Fox, who had just woken up, was rising from the bed.

Her flowing hair draped over her smooth shoulders, causing the blanket covering her to slip down as well.

Unbecoming of a mother of two, she possessed a very seductive figure, a unique aura, and eyes that could captivate many men.

However, Mountain Lord stroked her shoulders and cheeks with a compassionate look.

“The sun is at its zenith…”

She blushed, thinking he was misunderstanding something, and shook her head with a soft smile.

“The scars have faded a lot.”

“Ah… yes, yes. They have faded a lot compared to when you saw them before.”

The traces of torture she had suffered from the Ice Palace’s Echoing Sound Fairy had faded considerably.

However, the scars from that time still remained in places, causing him heartache whenever he saw them.

“I have my Golden Ring Incense and several divine herbs obtained from various places, as well as many unparalleled elixirs. Once your body recovers, I will remove these scars, so don’t worry too much.”

The number of divine herbs and elixirs he possessed was countless.

He didn’t even know how many divine herbs he had, so it would be good to take a proper look this time.

“I’m fine. If you have such good things, you should use them to restore Bu… no, my Lord’s body.”

“Then let’s do this.”

“How?”

“I will take care of my own body, and I will also take care of my wife’s body.”

“Yes? What does that…”

“My body is mine, and your body is also mine, so I will do as I please. I will not accept any objections.”

He said with a soft smile, and the Nine-tailed Fox chuckled as if she was dumbfounded.

“If that’s the case, I will have to show my Lord my naked body often in the future. Your dark intentions are all visible.”

Mountain Lord blinked, belatedly understanding her playful remark.

“I didn’t think of that… I guess you wanted some joyful unions more than I thought.”

As he teased her, pretending he hadn’t thought of it, the Nine-tailed Fox’s face turned as red as a persimmon.

“That’s not it. It’s just…”

“What do you mean it’s not? It seems I hit the nail on the head, but I didn’t realize my wife’s feelings. Well, there’s quite an age gap between you and me, so the pent-up desires must be considerable.

Is it about two thousand years?

I’m sorry that my body is not well enough to fulfill my duties as a husband.”

Then the Nine-tailed Fox flared up.

“It’s not that much!”

“What’s not that much? The age or the desires?”

Then her voice became as small as a bean, and she stammered.

“A, about a thousand years…”

It seemed to be about the age.

“Is that so? When I first met you, I remember my age being a little over a hundred and yours being over two thousand… Was I mistaken?”

Still, she had a conscience, so she couldn’t say anything more and just glared at him cutely.

Mountain Lord couldn’t hold back his laughter and burst out laughing heartily, and the Nine-tailed Fox, taken aback by his unexpected playfulness, turned her back and lay down again, sulking.

Feeling sorry, he apologized now, but she didn’t even listen. As expected of a woman who had quite a temper in her younger days, it seemed her anger wouldn’t be easily appeased.

After pondering for a moment, Mountain Lord slipped his arm under her neck, which was resting on the pillow, and broached the subject.

“I should go see the children.”

Then the Nine-tailed Fox’s shoulders twitched.

Nothing improves a couple’s relationship like children.

As expected, the Nine-tailed Fox asked without turning around.

“Now… you mean?”

“There’s no need to postpone it.”

Dealing with matters concerning Mount Baek was a priority, but he wanted to see the children again quickly.

Was this the affection of blood relations?

Thinking of them as his daughters and sons, he felt a strong pull in his heart.

As Mountain Lord said that, the Nine-tailed Fox also turned around to show her face.

“Why are you doing this?”

The Nine-tailed Fox stared intently at Mountain Lord’s face, looking surprised.

“Aren’t most men uninterested in their own children?”

In the Realm of Tao [a world based on Taoist principles], the stronger one is, the more they sever the ties of blood relations to avoid being bound by them.

Moreover, they don’t play pranks on their wives like Mountain Lord does.

That is the world.

“I didn’t expect that either. That’s what men are like.”

“That’s a funny thing to say. The only man my wife knows should be me, so which man are you talking about?”

“Th, that’s not what I meant.”

She wondered if he was trying to tease her again, but Mountain Lord’s face was more serious than ever.

“Forget all the men you know and remember only me from now on. I am a man who intends to be a husband and father who cherishes what is mine.”

“I understand…”

The Nine-tailed Fox’s heart was pounding.

To be honest, she didn’t expect him to show this much interest.

The same was true of their relationship.

It was a relationship that started for mutual benefit, so it was even more so.

Even though he had a main wife, he treated her like this, so how could she not be happy?

She knew he wasn’t a bad person, but wasn’t that how men were?

The moment a night passed, a man’s heart would change, so she didn’t expect anything and was content if he just named the children.

That was why she had prepared a framework in the Ten Seas, Myriad Miles [a vast and complex territory].

But to hear that he would cherish them like this, her heart swelled up.

“It’s what I’ve been hoping for, so how could there be any difficulties? I’ll call them right away.”

“I’ll leave it to you.”

“By the way… have you thought of names for the children?”

“I’m good at naming, so you don’t have to worry about that.”

“Yes?”

It was an undeniable statement.

The Nine-tailed Fox had also resided in Mount Baek.

So there was no way she couldn’t know.

That he had named Myunghwa’s children.

“…A hint, at least.”

“Hmm, that child has a hasty temperament but a generous side, so she has the makings of an outstanding heroine. So I thought of taking one of your first letters to name her Yo Ssang-nyeo (曜雙女) [Shining Twin Girl], and the son seems to be too thoughtful and serious, often straying from the path. So I thought, how about Yo Ssang-ja (曜雙子) [Shining Twin Son]?”

The Nine-tailed Fox was silent for a moment.

“Are you joking?”

He was just joking a little, but the Nine-tailed Fox stroked the back of his hand and said calmly, as if she was thinking about something.

“How about taking my Lord’s name instead of mine?”

She didn’t seem to believe him.

She was speaking indirectly, but it seemed she was trying to recommend a different name no matter what.

“My name?”

“Come to think of it, I don’t even know my Lord’s real name. I know you’ve been called Daeho, Tiger, and many other names.”

Hwaran had named him Daeho, so he had tried to live as Daeho here, but he had long since abandoned that.

He had abandoned his surname when he entered the Realm of Tao, so his name was Beom.

“Beom. Beom (梵) [meaning ‘pure’ or ‘sacred’ in Sanskrit].”

“A single character.”

The Nine-tailed Fox pondered for a moment, then raised the corners of her mouth as if she had a good idea.

“Don’t you have any thoughts of creating a surname?”

* * *

Meanwhile.

In a residence prepared on a peak of Mount Baek, Mountain Lord’s son and daughter were sitting on a rock with good sunlight.

They were blankly looking at the sky, basking in the sunlight, when suddenly the daughter opened her mouth.

“Is he really our father?”

It was about Mountain Lord.

“Sister. You saw Mother’s reaction. We almost committed patricide against Father.”

Her son, who was leaning against the rock below, said with a tearful face, but unlike him, the daughter frowned.

“Brother, Mother always said that our father is the most strong and wise person. But the person we saw earlier didn’t look like that at all, did he?”

The Mountain Lord they had seen was somewhat haggard.

Frankly, he looked like he had been beaten up in a back alley.

“But…”

There must have been circumstances that led to that appearance, but he didn’t want his father to appear in such a state.

Which child in the world would want their parents to appear in such a state?

“And honestly… he was stronger than expected, but still manageable, right?”

“That’s not something we can know…”

The daughter, who had jumped up from the rock, wore a sly smile.

“Great Mother also looked serious when she heard my story. I think this is a matter that can be sufficiently considered.”

She seemed to be seriously mistaken about something.

“And even if he is our real father, we have grown up and become strong without a father until now. There’s nothing good about a father appearing now, is there?

Especially a father who is weaker than me!”

Unlike humans, divine beasts instinctively look up to the strong.

However, they tend to look down on those who are weaker than them.

Even a young divine beast who hasn’t lived for a hundred years is the same.

“Sister, even so, that’s…”

“Don’t you think it’s strange?”

“Certainly… I’ve heard Mother say in passing that Father was an aeon [an immeasurably long period of time].”

“That’s right! Even if he was seriously injured, how could an aeon be defeated by us like that? This is a part that we need to rationally doubt! No, this is not just a matter for our family, but a major issue that will have a significant impact on Mount Baek!”

As she shouted that.

Suddenly, Mount Baek disciples appeared on the road they were on, scattering dull light.

“Uh…”

At the head was Unmo, Mountain Lord’s direct disciple and called the Great Senior Brother, and beside him were Manho and Piming, as well as other disciples.

Unmo greeted them with a smiling face, but his tone seemed a little urgent, unlike his relaxed expression.

“Is that true?”

Then the girl somehow felt that her thoughts had gained traction.

“The Taoist is also suspicious, right?”

It was nonsense.

That’s what he thought, but because of the timing, Baek Unmo had no choice but to consider the possibility.

Mount Baek was still reeling from the war.

It was impossible to rule out the possibility that the enemy had infiltrated Mount Baek disguised as the sect leader.

“Come to think of it, I heard that the sect leader went to find Elder Yeon with two Earth Immortals…”

He had been worried because he had been reclusive for three days since returning.

But hearing such a thing, he couldn’t help but be suspicious.

“That’s nonsense!!”

But then, Manho, who had been listening quietly, shouted.

“Are you saying that our sect leader was defeated by the enemy!!”

“That’s not it! Th, there are suspicious points, so I was just muttering to myself.”

“The sect leader is a Great Celestial Master who has transcended the aeon and ascended to eternity!! Even when he was an aeon, he was a strong person who could easily handle about a dozen Grand Immortals! How could that person be defeated!!”

As Manho explained and shouted, the disciples nodded.

Thinking about it, that’s right.

They were not unaware of the fact that the Mount Baek sect leader had slaughtered the Grand Immortals of the Six Caves.

That was when he was an aeon, so now that he had ascended to eternity, he would have become stronger, not weaker.

“Even if he had slaughtered all the Earth Immortals, he would never be defeated!!”

Manho had experienced a crisis with him in Dongguk.

Wasn’t he the one who turned the crisis into an opportunity and swept away the Six Great Sects of Dongguk? To Manho, Mountain Lord was an object of fear and, on the other hand, an object of respect.

Even if he couldn’t use his strength, he was the one who could turn the world upside down with just his tongue.

How could such a person be defeated?

It was something that Manho couldn’t even imagine, and it was something that should never happen.

It was obvious what would happen to Mount Baek without him. They would suffer annihilation in an instant.

“Eternity… you say?”

But unlike his thoughts, the girl’s face contorted at the word eternity.

“If that guy was a Great Celestial Master of Eternity, I wouldn’t be this fine!”

He’s a fake!!

She had become even more convinced by Manho’s words. Just as the disciples were about to fall into confusion again due to the girl’s conviction.

Whirr!

A crane folded from paper flew from the sky, flapping its wings towards Manho.

As he grabbed it, it turned into a sound transmission talisman [a magical item for communication].